The purpose of this study is to determine if pre-operative vitamin D supplementation lowers the incidence of post-operative transient or permanent hypoparathyroidism in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy.
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Hypocalcemia
Timeframe: Transient (<72 hrs post-operatively)